Fire and Fury in the Den as Prospectors Rebel
Patricia confronts Warren Lovett and a mutinous crowd over Tarlton’s treachery and a quartermillion sale. She starts a blaze in the den, threatening her house as Craig lies captive with the ChiWaughimis guarding him. Sam Honeywell and Poleon free Craig and plan escape from Wolf Lairs.
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Warren
Patricia
Tarlton
Wellington
Parkes & Lovett
Government Land Office
Lovett
Winnipeg
Kessler
Craig
Warren Lovett
Tarlten
Pat
Cuing
Treeshia
Cesar
Sam
Sam Honeywell
Poleon
Cesar Chiwaughimi
Honeywell
Kessler Hill
Chiwaughimi
Naming Portland Oregon From a Coin Flip History
Portland Oregon earned its name after a coin flip between William Overton and Francis W Pettygrove while selecting a riverfront site in 1843 1844. The decision followed initial survey work and the first log house with streets and blocks laid out in 1845 1846 and the long origin of the city’s name.
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Portland
Oregon
William Overton
Amos L. Lovejoy
Willamette River
Ft. Vancouver
Columbia
Oregon City
Overton
Francis W. Pettygrove
Pettigrove
Pethygrove
Kingston Earthquake Remembered by an Armageddon Survivor
Alberta Hitchins of New York City recounts a 1907 Kingston Jamaica earthquake that left destruction, injuries and loss of life. She recalls escaping with her sister, tending to family, and surviving aboard a ship turned hospital as the city burned. Now a mother of three, she reflects on personal troubles in contrast to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ello
Alberta L. Hitchins
New York City
Kingston
Jamaica
Mrs. Hitchins
Alberta
Burke & Brothers
San Francisco
Monument to the Sea Gull Stands in Salt Lake City
A granite sixty foot tall monument in Salt Lake City features a sixteen foot column on a basin pedestal with a granite ball and two bronze gilt gulls alighting atop. The plaque honors Utah pioneers saving the settlement from invading grasshoppers that threatened crops.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Byron Mowery
Willian Byron Mowery
Lupe Chiwaughimi
Lupe
Bay
Teeste Chiwaughimi
Teeste
Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Gibbons
London
St. Bride’s
Bridewell
London Answers
Edward VI
London Hospitals
Intereat
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